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Norman Lebrecht talks to celebrated mezzo-soprano Janet Baker. She is famous for singing in operas by Mozart, Monteverdi, Purcell and Berlioz, as well as in lieder by Mahler. Show more
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American pianist Stephen Kovacevich talks to Norman Lebrecht about his career, his move to England, his studies with Myra Hess and the musicians and composers he admires. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht talks to Australian conductor Simone Young, music director at the Hamburg Opera. She discusses her musical tastes and her research in the archives at Bayreuth. Show more
An interview from 2009 with the opera and theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller, who died on 27th November. Miller looks back on his life and work. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht is joined by Deborah Borda, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who talks about the future of the American symphony orchestra. Show more
Norman Lebrecht talks to Jonathan Miller, one of the best-known members of the British intelligentsia, whose career path has embraced theatre and opera direction. Show more
Norman Lebrecht talks to tenor Ian Bostridge. Celebrated on the opera stage for Mozart and Britten, he is widely regarded as one of the great interpreters of German lieder. Show more
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As she prepares for her last season as director of the Royal Ballet, Monica Mason tells Norman Lebrecht about her career as a dancer and the challenges of leading a major company. Show more
Norman Lebrecht is joined by Edward Gardner, who is music director of ENO and about to become principal guest conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Show more
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Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, widely considered to be one of the finest lieder singers performing today. Show more
Ahead of a performance of his opera Nixon in China at the Proms, American composer and conductor John Adams talks to Norman Lebrecht about his life and work. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht meets impresario Lilian Hochhauser, who along with her husband Victor, introduced British audiences to some of the greatest Russian musicians of all time. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht in conversation with the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and one of the hottest properties in classical music. Show more
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British opera director Graham Vick talks to Norman Lebrecht, during rehearsals in Birmingham for Stockhausen's massive opera Mittwoch. Show more
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In his first-ever extended interview with the BBC, conductor Riccardo Muti talks to Norman Lebrecht. He talks about Verdi and Rossini, working with Karajan and being an 'outsider'. Show more
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The pianist Menahem Pressler, founder of the Beaux Arts Trio, looks back on a career which began in Nazi Germany and saw his trio become one of the most successful of all time. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht meets Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer, who looks back on a career characterised by ground-breaking musical achievements and occasional political controversy. Show more
Writer and broadcaster Norman Lebrecht talks to one of the world's most sought-after conductors, Semyon Bychkov, who discusses his upbringing and his relationship to his brother. Show more
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Norman Lebrecht talks to conductor Valery Gergiev, head of the Kirov Mariinsky Theatre, and principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the World Orchestra for Peace. Show more
Norman Lebrecht talks to celebrated opera and film director Franco Zeffirelli, who speaks about directing Joan Sutherland and Maria Callas, and Maria Callas's volatile temper. Show more
